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  • Question
  • A man was 31 years of age when he had his first son. His wife was 26 years of age when his son attained the age of 7 years. The difference in age between the man and his wife is :


  • Options
  • A. 7 years
  • B. 9 years
  • C. 5 years
  • D. 12 years

  • Correct Answer
  • 12 years 

    Explanation

    Age of man at the birth of first son = 31 years
    The age of wife at the birth of her son = 26 ? 7 = 19 years
    Required difference = Age of man at the birth of first son - The age of wife at the birth of her son
    Required difference = ( 31 ? 19 ) years = 12 years


  • Problems on Ages


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    • 1. 
      Adam who is 20 years old is 4 times as old as Mary. What will be Mary's age when Adam is twice as old as her?

    • Options
    • A. 35 years
    • B. 15 years
    • C. 30 years
    • D. 17 years
    • Discuss
    • 2. 
      A father said to his son, ''I was as old as you are at the present at the time of your birth''. If the father's age is 52 years now, then the son's age 8 years back was

    • Options
    • A. 10 years
    • B. 18 years
    • C. 12 years
    • D. 20 years
    • Discuss
    • 3. 
      Joan's age is 42 years and Kelvin's age is 26 years. How many years ago was Kelvin's age half of Joan's age?

    • Options
    • A. 6 Years
    • B. 4 Years
    • C. 10 Years
    • D. 8 Years
    • Discuss
    • 4. 
      Govind is 48 years old. He is twice as old as his son Prem is now. How old was Prem 7 years before?

    • Options
    • A. 16
    • B. 17
    • C. 13
    • D. 18
    • Discuss
    • 5. 
      The average age of father and his son is 22 years. The ratio of their ages is 10 : 1 respectively. What is the age of the son?

    • Options
    • A. 24
    • B. 4
    • C. 40
    • D. 14
    • Discuss
    • 6. 
      At present, the ratio between the ages of Arun and Deepak is 4 : 3. After 6 years, Arun's age will be 26 years. What is the age of Deepak at present?

    • Options
    • A. 12 years
    • B. 15
    • C. 19 years
    • D. 25 years
    • Discuss
    • 7. 
      The average age of 19 boys in a class is 21 years. If the teacher's age is included, the average increases to 22 years. What is the teacher's age?

    • Options
    • A. 39 years
    • B. 41 years
    • C. 40 years
    • D. 44 years
    • Discuss
    • 8. 
      The sum of the ages of father and a son presently is 70 years. After 10 years, the son's age is exactly half that of the father. What are their ages now?

    • Options
    • A. 45 years, 25 years
    • B. 50 years, 20 years
    • C. 47 years, 23 years
    • D. 50 years, 25 years
    • Discuss
    • 9. 
      If '+' means 'minus', '-' means 'multiply', '÷' means 'plus' and 'x' means 'divide', then 10 x 5 ÷ 3 - 2 + 3 =?

    • Options
    • A. 5
    • B. 53/3
    • C. 21
    • D. 36
    • Discuss
    • 10. 
      If "T" means (x), 'U' means (-) , 'X' means (÷) and W means (+), then what will be the value of the following expression?

      (50 X 2) W (28 T 4 )

    • Options
    • A. 142
    • B. 158
    • C. 137
    • D. 163
    • Discuss


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